After three years of feedback from members across the ASC I set out with a team of contributors, editors, and advisers to rewrite the Speakers Guide. After two rounds of open feedback from members by Zoom and email, and targeted feedback from NEC, corporate clubs, non-ASC members and previous National Educational Directors, we arrive at […]
The Speaker – Spring 2020
The People Reader
Our first ever special guest speaker for the President’s Dinner is Michelle Mills Porter. Michelle has been a speaker since 2001. Having won several business awards and gaining Investors in People, she was initially booked to deliver advice on marketing and business development. She then went on to deliver training workshops and talks for business […]
Edinburgh 2019
A step change in the history of ASC and our national conferences. Join us at the Edinburgh Marriott Hotel 111 Glasgow Road, Edinburgh, EH12 8NF from the 26th-28th April 2019. You can register (before 15th March 2019 for special ASC rate), look through the content of the conference weekend and find out more about your […]
The times they are…
Change can happen during a shock or after a tumultuous event. It can happen when the latest crisis becomes a tipping point. Sometimes it happens when we can see the road ahead and we make a conscious decision to alter course. I won’t pretend to know what stage the ASC is at right now but […]
The Speaker – Autumn 2018
Online and on point!
Michelle has done it again! Our wonderful web editor has been working hard on making the new ASC website the best advert for the public and the most useful resource for members it can possibly be. Several education updates are now available to everyone: ASC Development Pathway – This reworked resource shows the various ways you […]
York 2018 Seminars
We have a dynamic and stimulating set of seminars set to be delivered at the York Conference in April 2018. They will focus on two themes – Opportunity and Improvement. The subject matter ranges from traditional to innovative and the delivery styles will range from open discussion to polished performance. These learning events are too good […]
You Got Game?
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” This quote from George Bernard Shaw is one of my all time favourites. On the ASC website you can now access 10 public speaking games and activities designed to explore the oratorical process. They cover a range of topics, are […]
Meeting Flow
Two flowchart tools have been added to the website (Members area in the menu under Resources and then Governance) – “Motions and Amendments” and “Procedural Motions“. These tools are meant to be simple, user friendly maps for understanding how motions proceed through a formal meeting. They don’t have the detailed explanations found in Citrine and they don’t […]
